The American Nurses Association is the only full-service professional organization representing the interests nation's 2.9 million Registered Nurses (RNs) through its 54 constituent member associations. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.
ANA and ICNM Host Internationally Recruited Nurses: Creating Positive Practice Environments [pdf] (Released 8/01/07)
Healthcare Organizations Announce 2007-2008 Nurse Scholar-in-Residence Program Award [pdf] (Released 7/26/07)
Diverse National Leadership Organizations Join to Call for Renewal of State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) [pdf] (Organization Group Release 7/25/07)
American Nurses Association Releases Newly Revised Scope and Standards for Nurses in Hospice and Palliative Care [pdf]
(Released 7/25/07)
ANCC & Cerner Corporation Partner to Sponsor the Magnet Prize™ [pdf] (ANCC Release 7/23/07)
ANA and the AMA Issue a Joint Statement on Criminalizing Medical Decisions [pdf] (Released 7/19/07)
Nelson Named Chief Programs Officer for ANA [pdf] (Released 7/10/07)
ANA Defends the High Standard of Care Advanced Practice Nurses Provide in Retail Based Clinics [pdf] (Released 7/09/07)
Parade Magazine Issues Apology for Including Nurses in “No College Degree Requried” Article [pdf] (Release 6/28/07)
ANA Welcomes the Formation
of the SEIU’s National Healthcare Union [pdf] (Released 6/25/07)
ANA Response to “Mind Your Manners” Program on The Learning Channel [pdf] (Released 6/22/07)
HQA Adds Enhanced Hospital Quality Information to “Hospital Compare” Web Site [pdf] (HQA Press Release - Released 6/21/07)
ANA Announces Call for the Formation of a UN Women’s Agency [pdf] (Released 6/20/07)
ANA Board of Directors Appoints Board of Directors and President of ANCC [pdf] (Released 6/19/07)
Medication Errors and Syringe Safety are Top Concerns for Nurses According to New National Study [pdf] (Released 6/18/07)
ANA Calls for Nurses to vote in Modern Healthcare's 6th Annual 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare [pdf] (Released 6/15/07)
ANA Holds Major Policy Conference “Nursing Care in Life, Death and Disaster” [pdf] (Released 6/14/07)
ANA and NYSNA Condemn Exploitation of Filipino Registered Nurses [pdf] (Released 6/01/07)
ANA Launches Daily E-Newsletter [pdf] (Released 05/30/07)
ANA Recognizes the Contributions of Men in Nursing with the (ANA) Luther Christman Award [pdf] (Released 5/22/07)
ANA Releases Newly Revised Scope and Standards for Nurses in Psychiatric–Mental Health Practice [pdf] (Released 5/10/07)
ANA Holds Major Policy Conference “Nursing Care in Life, Death and Disaster” [pdf] (Released 5/08/07)
Honor Nurse Leaders for National Nurses Week [pdf] (Released 5/07/07)
The ANA Advocates for Daily Availability of School Nurses for Nation's Children (Released 5/03/07)
ANA Celebrates National Nurses Week with Congressional Briefing on Safe Patient Handling (Released 5/01/07)
ANA Focuses on Quality Issues for Classroom and Clinical Education with Release of New Institute of Medicine Book and CD-ROM (Released 4/20/07)
ANA Releases Newly Revised Corrections Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (Released 4/12/07)
ANA President Testifies On Capitol Hill in Support of Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Released 3/29/07)
ANA Urges Nursing Professionals to Contribute Their Experiences as Part of Cover the Uninsured Week (Released 3/28/07)
American Nurses Association Clarification of Recent HITSP News and Call for Increased Participation by Registered Nurses in Developing Safe and Secure Information Systems (Released 3/26/07)
ANA Statement on The Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers (RESPECT) Act [pdf] (3/23/07)
ANA Statement on the U.S Army Surgeon General
(March 16, 2007)
The American Nurses Association Partners With Crocs, Inc.
(Released March 8, 2007)
ANA Urges New Tests for Philippine Nurses Seeking to Practice in the U.S. [pdf] (Released March 2, 2007)
ANA letter to Philippine Board of Nursing [pdf] (February 28, 2006)
A Statement: ANA Announces its Endorsement for the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800) [pdf]
(March 2, 2007)
The American Nurses Association Underscores Importance of Nursing Profession During National Nurses Week
(Released February 22, 2007)
ANA's Ensures Active Language Regarding Chief Nurse Executives' Role Remains in The Joint Commission Standards
(Released February 14, 2007)
Buszuwski Named Chief Operating Officer For American Nurses Association
(Released February 12, 2007)
ANA Publishes New Monograph on National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators Program (NDNQI®)
(Released February 9, 2007)
The American Radiological Nurses Association and ANA Co-publish First Radiology Nursing Standards
(Released January 26, 2007)
ANA Publishes Newly Revised Public Health Nursing Standards
(Released January 26, 2007)
The American Nurses Association Hosts the First Ever Conference on the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators
(Released January 24, 2007)
American Nurse Today™ Accepted In CINAHL Index and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
(Released January 19, 2007)
ANA and Health Care Without Harm Urge Hospitals and Health Care Professionals to Switch to DEHP-Free Medical Devices
(Released January 19, 2007)
National Medical and Health Care Groups Take Challenge of Clean Air Mercury Rules to Higher Court
(Released January 19, 2007)
The American Nurses Association Announces Support For The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act 2007 (H.R. 3)
(Released January 11, 2007)
